Luggage carrier for automobiles



March 31, 1925.

C. T. HATCH, JR

LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Jan. 8, 1923 Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES tenses CHARLES THATCHER HATCH, 31%., OF ALBION, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO UNION STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, LTD, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed January 8, 1923. Serial No. 611,347.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CrIARLEs THATGHER I-IA'roH, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Albion, county of Calhoun, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage. Carriers for Automobiles, of which the following is a specification. J

This invention relates to improvements in luggage carriers for automobiles.

The main object of the invention is to provide an improved collapsible luggage carrier adapted for attachment to the running board of an automobile which may be compactly collapsed and is easily erected or extended and when extended and secured to the running board forms a very firm support or carrier.

Further objects and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. I is a rear or inside elevation of my improved luggage carrier in collapsed position, the extended or erected position of certain of the parts being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. II is a vertical section on a line corresponding to line 22 of Fig. I with the end arms in erected position, the carrier being illustrated as mounted upon a running board. I

Fig. III is an enlarged detail horizontal section on a line corresponding to line 33 of Fig. I.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail vertical section on a line corresponding to line 44 of Fig. I.

Fig. V is a detail horizontal section on a line corresponding to line 5-5 of Fig. II showing details of the mounting for the end supporting arm.

In the drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawings, I provide a pair of uprights 1 and an intermediate upright 2, these uprights being of channel I cross section, the end uprights being arranged with their channels facing outwardly. These uprights are provided with clamps 3 having shanks A. secured within the channels of the uprights. These clamps are adapted to'engage the footboard of an automobile, as 5. The end uprights are provided with longitudinal slots 6 adjacent their upper ends, while the intermediate upright has a longitudinal slot 7 at its upper end and a longitudinal slot 8 at its lower end, these slots being shown by dotted lines inFig. I.

I- provide'a. plurality of bars 9 which are connected by pivots 10 to provide a lazy tongs structure. The outer ends of the end bars of this lazy tongs structure arepro-vided with relatively short longitudinal slots 11. Brackets 12-are secured at the lower .nds of the end uprights to project inwardly therefrom and are provided with pins or pivots 13 which engage the slots 11 in the downwardly'directed end bars of the lazy tongs structure. At the upper ends of the end uprights are slides 1a which are slidably secured to the uprightby the pins 15. These slides carry pins 16 which engage the slots 11 in the upwardly directed end members of the lazy tongs structure. The pivots 10 of intermediate bars engage in the slots 7 and 8 of the intermediate upright, thereby supporting the central portion of the lazy tongs structure which is a desirable feature when it is fully extended,

To support articles arranged in the carrier against lateral movement I provide arms 17 which are secured by the pivots 18 to the end bars to collapse on the inner sidethereof, spring washers 19 being provided for frictionally supporting the arms in their adjusted positions.

With this arrangement of parts I secure a structure which is very strong and secure when mounted upon the vehicle and may be easily collapsed and erected with little likelihood of the parts wedging or binding.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a folding luggage carrier, the combination of a pair of uprights of channel cross section with their channels facing outwardly and having longitudinal slots in their webs adjacent their upper ends, said x to uprights being provided with running board clamps, a plurality of bars disposed and pivotally connected to provide it lazy tongs structure, the outer ends of the end her-s being provided With relatively short long? tudinzil slots, inwardly projecting brackets disposed at the lower ends of: the uprights and provided With pins engaging the slots at the lower ends of the downwardly projecting end 'bars, and inwardly projecting slides slidably engaging said slots the upper ends of said uprights and having pins engaging the slots intheupp'er ends 0'? the upwardly piojecting end bars. n '2 In a folding luggage carrier, the cornbination of a pair of uprights of channel ion with theirchannels facing outwardly end having longitudinal slots in otzill their webs adjacent their npier ends, said )rights being provided with running board chimps; a plurality oi bars disposed and pivconneeted to prk i lazy tongs theonter ends of the end bars If street? tddinal' slots, inn'erdly projecting; brackets disposed at the lower ends of the uprights and provided with pins engaging the lower ends of the downwardly projecting; end bars, and inwardly projecting slides slidehly enseid slots at theupper ends of said uprights and ha gdng'pins engaging the upper ends of the u iwardly' projecting end' bars.

in Witness Whereotl have hereunto set niy hand and seal.

CHARLE5 THATCEER'HATCH, Jr. [L- 5,]

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